DAILY EVENING ED1TIQM
Eastern Oregon NVeather
Tonight and Wednesday Tain
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'lie A WEEK,
PENDLETON, UMATILLA COTNTY, OliEGOX, TUESDAY, JAXUAIiY 27, 1903.
NO. 4001
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fl AT SALEM
helps Introduces a Bill
Create a Deputy Attor-
the Sixth District.
KXEY T. G. HAILEY
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
iojed to Be a Substitute fur
Creating County Attorney
ffrcm Morrow County Evi-
Planning for a Job.
Jan. 27. No candidate made
ed there weie no important do-
tsU on today's Joint ballot for
a senator.
UMJJ'S voie ai oaiem. i
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EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.
Kaiser Wllhelm of Germany, Attends
Servlces In His 'Honor Meets Em
bassador Tower.
Berlin, -un. 27. The birthday of
Eraporor William, who ivas born Jan
uory 27, 1859, was generally observed
Ihroughout iho empire today. In this
city tho day was rolubrated ns ashol!
uay ana puunc ana private buildings
were docoratod. Most of the Berlin
papers as well as those of other cities
take occasion to utter a lew words of
eloquent eulogy of the emperor. A
performance of "Heny I," arranged
by court dramatists, is to be given
tonight. Tho emperor's flatterers
profess to tee many points of resem
blance between his character and
that of Henry, and It Is rumored that
these points of resemblance are to
be sspecinliy emphasized by the court
players. During the course of the
morning Emperor William and the
imperial family attended service in
the chapel of the castle. The mem
bers of the diplomatic corps and the
imporlal and Pnsslan cabinet minis-
tcrs were present.
When Ambassador Tower was pre
sented to the kaiser he held a long,
familiar conversation with him. The
kaiser paid marked attention to what
he said.
MEET AWFUL DEATH
Jan. 27. The Phelps hill,
; tie oUtce of deputy district
tlie sixth judiciul district.
1 the house. It provides that
Jrsceive JtiOQ. to be deducted
Ife present salary of the district
Tho district attorney and
bast he Ii oiii dilfureut couu-
c edit judicial district is com-
f)t Umatilla and Morrow couu-Mi-nine
per cent of the buB-
ls( the attorney Is from Umatilla
T. Q. Hoiley, or Pendleton, is
it district attorney, and nls
set. Stephen A. Lowell, Is
This bill Is a complete sur-
Peudleton attorneys. . It was
; an effort would be made to
tie offices of district attor
id create the office of county
!v for each county in tho state,
kerf tew ot them anticipated this
Senator Spooner Re-Elected.
Madison, Wis., "Jan. 26. United
States Senator John C. Spooner, was
ie-elected today bj the two boused
of the Wisconsin legislature, meeting
in Joint sestion.
Fifty Aged Women, Inmates
of an English Asylum, Are
Burned to Death.
WERE NO FIRES ESCAPES '
NOR WATER AVAILABLE.
There Were 2600 Inmates, Mostly
Feeble Old Women, In tlae Institu
tionOne Wing Was Completely
Destroyed Bodies Burned Beyond
Recognition.
London, Jan. 27. One of tho most
sensational fires seen here in years.
In which It Is believed 60 are dead,
partially destroyed the state asylum
of Colony Hatch, North London, this
morning. It started at 5:30 in the
Jewish wing, which has 600 inmates.
The building Is on an eminence and
the approaches are steep, making it
difficult of , access. The Are had a
PENSON
S FOR ALL
Senator Scott Urges the Adop
tion of Some Changes in
the Pension Laws,
TOO MUCH RED TAPE
AND HUMBUGGERY NOW.
Bank Blown.
Steelville, 'III., Jan. 27. The bank
at this place was blown up this morn
ing and $300 taken. The robbers
escaped.
BIG DROP IH WHEAT MARKET
Thinks That All Soldiers Who Serv
ed Ninety Days In the Civil War
and Were Honorably, Discharged,
Should Receive a Pension.
Washington, Jan. 27. Senator Na
than B. Scott, of West Virginia, today
made an eloquent address before the
senate urging the adoption of his res
olution for tho appointment of a com
mission to examine the present pen
sion laws and report desirable
changes. Also to advise the desira
bility of pensioning all soldiers -vho
strved 90 days in tho civil war and
tig headway whem the firemen arrly-jwe.ro honorably discharged, who have,
ed. Thsre was panuemomirm among i reached the age of C2 and made ap
plication for the same in 12 months.
He said the pension laws now iised
were filled with red tnpe and humbug-gery.
GREAT EXCITEMENT CAUSED "
BY VERY BEARISH REPORTS.
To Honor McKinley.
nton, 0, ftn. 27. Men promt
In public life and representing
sections of tie country are gather-
, tie home town of William
ihy, to do honor to the memory
i osrtred president The oc-
Bon Is a banquet of the Canton Re-
lllcw League In commemoration
i sixtieth anlversary of McKln-
i birth. The affair takes place
i evening in the'Qrand opera house
I auditorium of which has been
wmely decorated. Covers will
for 200 guests. President
prelt arrived from Washington
rand vras met by a citizen's re-
i committee. After the .formal
fflg ceremonies the president
paid their respects to Mrs.
fcy at her home. Other proml-
to arrive during the
1 all of whom are to ho heard
I banquet are: Secrotary of
, who accompanied the pres-
t-Pcstmaster General Chas.
aith of Philadelphia; Cover
other officials from Co-
Reneral Leonard Wood: My-
lerrlclc, of ClevolRiidf J. H.
, assistant secretary of ,agrl-
as Herman H, Kohlsaat, of
ho was ono of President
It closest friends. Judge
R-'Day, of this city Is to, act
nag officer at the banquet
flnce President Roose-
1 'is to deliver the principal
we evening
a Theater of 1609.
It, Jan 27, The theater In
rty-fourth street, recently
Mrs. Oshorn's playhouse.
sopened tonight undor the
5 of Frank Lea .Short.
Jf?s to give Now Yorkers a
Elizabethan drama with
S'nal flavor. Tim Htrle
'.'las been altered so ns to
Swan theater whpm
!' nlavs wern trlvmn.
fs and every detail of
customs of tho nlavhniiRfc
iteenth century are to be
. vuuuKe or nil is to oe
ek by plays of .Dekker,
- Haywood and Ben Jon-
sl one of the morality
?r Plays of the fifteenth -
"ibe reproduced.
$ it nPtlHnnlnr, Ilin lnn'l.J
W tho city council .to an-
Jjwrshal and recorder.
May Wheat Drops to 79 Amid Great
Excitement Armour Forced to
Drop Ten Million Bushels.
Chicago, Jan. 27. There was the
greaest .excitement on the Board of
Trade In recent years this morning,
on receipt of bearish reports from
everywhere May wheat dropped
from 82 to '79 amid tremendous ex-
clteninet Armour was dislodged
lrotn the corner which he has occu
pled so long and was compelled to
drop 10,000,000 bushels.
Wheat in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 27. Wheat 81
79 c per bushel.
Celebration at Northwestern.
Chicago, III., Jan. 2(. Plans have
been completed for the celebration of
the fifty-second anniversary of Foun
der's day by tho officials of North
western University. President Arthur
T, Hadloy. of Yale. In to be the guest
of the occasion, and the granting of
certain honorary dogrcos to men who
havo distinguished themselves, In be
half of professional education .lA.Jhe
United States will be a Reading 'feat'
rre. The celebration begins with, the
minimi alumni banquet at the Audi
torium hotel this evonlnt,iitU7 which
piesident ljadly and the . recipients
of the legi'ees will br present. The
topic to bo discussed is "Needed. Re
forms in Our American University
System."
Kansas Lawyers Meet.
Toneka. Kan.. Jan. 27. Men promt
nfent in the lethal profession are hero
Irani almost every couuty In the
slate to atUnd the annual meeting of
tho Kansaa State Bar Association.
Which opened today and will continue
In session through tomorrow. The
program Is one ,of tho most Interest
ing ovor arrangod for a meeting qf
the association. Chief Justice Walter
Clark, of North Carolina, delivers the
nnr.al address and eminent member
of the bench and bar of othor states
will be heard on subjects of gret
public Interest
Physicians of New York Meet.
Albanv. N. Y.. Jan. 27. The Now
York State Medical Society began Its
annual mooting here today with Dr
Henry T. Hopkins, of Buffalo, pro-
elfHtiir. Amone- the tonics to ne ais-
cussed during tho three days' sessions
are tho medical schooling the, ques
tion of whether sterilized, rasimir-
i?:ed, or clean milk excels. Another
subject to receive the attention Is
recent improvements in the care of
the Insane,
Sentence Commuted.
London. Jan. 27. Lyncb's sentence
today was commuted from death to j
penal Borrllude for life.
the lunatics who had been asleep.
They tore away from the attendants
and raced up and down the corridors,
shrieking. A number got out of the
building and are still at large.
The firemen devoted their entire at
tention to tho main building, leaving
the wing to be destroyed. The Are
was gotten -under control by 8 o'clock.
It was at first believed that all the
Inmates had been taken out or had
escaped, but after the fire, several
bodies were discovered' disfigured be
yond Identification. All were women.
The agonized rolatlves are nrriving.
All London Is thrilled with the hor
ior of the fire. Details only add ag
ony. It seems nothing had been pro4
vlded for such an emergency, There
were no fire escapes and no water
available. No system for protection
nor appliances. The building was
surrounded by high walls. It was a
flimsy affair of corrugated Iron and
wood built for temporary use, five
years ago.
The Inmates were mostly feeble
old women. Many were seen to strug
gle to break the bars and then fall
hack in the flames. There are 2C00
inmates in the entire Institution. At
noon 50 bodies of old women had been
recovered. The list will probably he
Increased
BOSTON NEWSBOYS.
CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.
Research Hospital to Be Built by
University of Chicago at a Cost of
$7,000,000.
Chicago, Jan. 27, An afternoon pa
per says Rockefeller will give I7.000.'
000 for founding a research hospital
to fin1 a cure for consumption. The
buildins will be erected by the unl
versity of Chicago, complying to a
previously planned extension of the
Ruse Medical College at the time
when the two universities were com
bined. fl "
WITNESS THREATENED.
Receives an Anonymous Letter Con
taining Excerpts of Mormon. Doc
trine. New York,. Jan. 27.V-One of the
witnesses in the case of William
Hooper Young, Informed the district
attorney that he had received an an
onymous letter threatening death If
he testified at the trial. The letters
contained excerpts from the bloods
atonement doctrine of the Mormon
church.
Stormy Session Expected.
Rome, Jan. 27. The Italian cham
bers reconvened today The first
measure to receive attention is one of
paramount importance, namely, the
government bill looking to the econ
omic relief of Southern Italy, The
measure provides for relief of the
South by the repeal of taxes and other
economic 'n'oans, largely at the ex
pense of the more prosperous North
of Italy. Brron jSonnlnc and his inte'
ligent supporters In the. rational op
j.osltlon pro prepared to oppose the
measure with all the strength at their
command and every indication points
io a Huirmy kushiuh.
Accounts Short,
San Francisco, Jan, 27. Win Mer
cer, the famous pitcher, who suicided
was short in his account. It Is esti
mated that he squandered at tho race
trxeks some $6,000. "He lost all the
money the .clubs made In their west
ern trip.
Returned Complimentary Tickets to
Non-union Theater.
A New Yorker went to Boston re
cently to apply his genius to tho task
of Increasing the circulation of a
Boston dally newspaper which was
recently acquired by one of the end
less chain New York publishers. The
circulation manager has a new and
interesting experience to relate of his
first encounter with Boston trades
unionism.
Spurred fcy kindly sentiment toward
tho newsboy army that acted as In
termediary between his paper and the
great public and also having some
designs in securing the sentimental
attachment of the aforesaid army, the
manager decided to "do something."
He selected- .one of the best plays
running at a Boston theater, ono he
thought tho newsboys would appre
ciate, and bought 500 tickets for one
performance. These he gave to the
leader of the host that appeared dally
at the counting room of the paper,
and asked him to distribute them
among his fellows.
Tho boy accepted the tickets, but
soon returned with a solemn air.
"We don't want dese," he said.
"Why?" asked the circulation man
agor. "Why. do fellers can't go dere.
Dnt's a non-union t'eater."
The 600 tickets werp returned to
the office and the New York man is
preparing a dinner for his particular
newsboy friends where nothing shall
be opened unless It bears the union
label. New York Commercial:
SOIL BADLY WASHED.
Hillside Land of Walla Walla Valley
Much Damaged by Heavy Rains of
Past Few Weeks.
Walla Walla, Jan. 27. General
complaint is hcaid among farmers
and those interested in grain produc
tion that the rains of tho past few
weeks havo done great damage to the j
hillside land which makes up a great;
percentage of the Walla Walla valley, i
Great ditches and gullies havo been!
cut In fields which slope to any ex
tent, a depth of one and two feet be
ing common In many places. At the
foot of the hill where bad washes
havo occurred great bodies of earth
havo gathered, covering grain and
old soli to a depth of four to 10
Inches. This unusual washing of the
land Is unaccounted for by even old
settlers, and has never been noted to
such an alarming extent anywhero in
the valley.
In fields whero fall grain was sown
tho damage will bo heavy. The
ditches will have to bo plowed in so
that a header or binder can be run
over the fields In harvest, and the
deluged land will have to, be reseed
ed entirely. In fields not seeded the
plow will leadily cover up the dam
age before the grain is sown, and at
harvest time no damage Is expected
to show up.
By somo It is held that a change
is going on In the make-up of the soil,
the hard and constant cultivation hav
ing robbed tho land of somo of Its.
substances -which lieia Tt togetner.
Others maintain that the rains were
peculiar In scvorlty and frequency,
giving the land no chance to settle
irom one shower to another. Be the
cause what, It may, the fields of tho
valley present a washed appearance,
but little known heretofore.
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CAT ON
OF REP. LESSLER
Understood That the, Naval
Affairs Investigating Com
mittee Has Verdict Ready,
LESSLER' DENIES
INFLUENCING DODLIN9.
BLOCKADE ENDS T
EMBASSADORS OF ALLIES
CONSULT WITH BOWEN.
SPEAKER HARRIS' NEW GAVEL.
Made From Wood of Tree Planted by
i George Washington.
Speaker Harris has received a tes
timonial from the "minority party" In
the legislature, in the form of a gavel.
The presentation was made Informal
ly, so as nor to delay the business of
the house. Representative C. V, Cal
loway of Yamhill performed this func
tion. Mr. Harris responaeo. graneiui
ly and intimated that he would wield
the gavel in a way that would not
bo oppressive to democrats. There
are 17 democrats In the legislature
against 73 republicans, The gavel
was made from the wood of a tree
Planted nt Mount Vernon, in 1799, by
Washington himself, a short time be-
fore his death. The tree is a large
ash and stands within 100 feet of the
mansion. The gavel Is a piece of a
large limb cut from the tree. Relics
of the character of this one are sold
at Mount Vernon and at no other
place, and (he proceeds go toward the
keeping up of tho home. Thirty thous
and dollars' worth of these relics
made from trimmings of trees plant
ed by Washington himself at Mount
Vernon, have been sold.
STEAMER SANK.
Craffee, of Glasgow, Goes Down Off
Ramsey Island Seventeen Men I
Missing.
St, David's, Wales. Jan. 27. Tho i
British steamer Craffee. from Glas
gow to Buenos Ayres; sank off Ram
sey Island this afternoon. Slx of the
crew were saved, 17 are missing.
Practically Accept Venezuela's Prop
ositlon to Pay Thirty Per Cent of
the Customs at Cabello and La
Guayra.
Washington, Jan. 27. Desplanchcs,
the Italian ambassador, Herbert, the
BrUish minister, and Count Quade,
tne uerman cfiarge d affairs, bad a
consultation with Minister Bowen this
morning. They presented the an
ewers of their governments to tho
Venezuelan proposition to pay SO per
cent of the customs. It is understood
that they accepted these terms with
slight modifications and the blockade
is to be raised Thursday or Friday.
For Information, Only,
The participants in this morning's
conference this afternoon denied that
they have tecelven definite answers
Irom their respective governments to
Minister Bowen's proposition. They
say this morning's conference was for
the purpose of gaining more lnforma
tlon only.
Said He Advised Him to Tell tha
Whole Truth Qulgg Will Also D
Vindicated by the Committee.
Washington, Jan. 27. Represonta
t:ve Lesslsr was the first witness be
fore tho naval affairs Investigation
committee this morning. He denied
that he had ever made any attompt to
Influence goblins. He said all Mint
ho ever advised him to do was to tell
tho whole truth. There was no talk
hutuTr cu tne testimony. Doblln
never told him ho had originally lied,
and gave him no reason to bclleva
that his testimony would be other
than corroborative of his first story
on which the Investigation was de
manded. lie did see tho speaker, but did so
simply to avoid notoriety. Ho also
did send the secretary to get Doblln
before the comraltteo without attract
ing attention. Not, however, with any
ildea that ho had any new tHtlmo:iy
to oner. '
It is understood that tho committee
has Its verdict ready. It will be to
tho effect that tho offer was made by
Doblln to Lessler and that no cred
ence can be placed on Doblln's testi
mony, and Uhat no connection of
Qulgg with the Improper offer has
been shown, The verdict is consider
ed a vindication of both Lessler and
Qulgg.
EVIDENCE OF SINCERITY,
German Officials Think That Castro's
Offer Is In the Right Spirit.
Berlin, Jan. 27. President Castro's
offer of 30 per cent of the customs re
celpts at La Guayra and Port Cubel-
lo as a guarantee for payment of the
foreign claims Is regarded In official
circles here as evidence of the sin
cerity of his intention to make a sat
isfactory settlement.
As the offer Includes the claims of
the other countries besides those tak
ing part In the blockade, some doubt
Is expressed whether 30 per cent Is
adequate.
CZAR IN A SCANDAL.
Ballet Girl Claims Betrayal by the
Ruler of the Russian Empire.
Vienna, Jan. 27. The Die Zelt has
confirmed the message about a
scandal in which the czar was the
principal figure. While walking In
a garden recently a ballet girl whom
the czar formerly favored, evaded
the guards, rushpd to the czar's side
and pleaded reparation for desertion.
The, czar ordered the expulsion of
tho girl, who resisted. Her loud out
cries attracted tho attention of (he
czarina, who witnessed the conclu
sion of the scene and then retired to
her apartments.
FIRST FOR NEW GOVERNOR.
Requisition Papers Issued for Hobo
Thieves, Who Broke Jail In Port
land. Governor Chamberlain Friday Is
sued the first requisition papors from
his offtco, thoy being for tho return
of Frank Word and F. Miller, arrested
In North Yakima, Wash., after hav
ing escaped from the Jail at Portland.
The men are two hoboos who broke
open a freight car of tho O. H. & N.
Co., at tho terminal yards at Port
land, stealing an assortment of arti
cles, Their trial was conducted 1F
W, N. Oatens, then doptity district at
torney. When tho case wa3 postponed
ono day in order to secure additional
witnesses, tho two prisoners emaped
from pal).- Salem Journal
MINERS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Powder Explosion In the Sallevus
Mines at 8cranton, Pa.
Scranton, Pa,, Jan. 27, night min
ers wero seriously Injured and sev
eral others slightly hurt by a powdor
explosion In the Bollevuo mines tills
morning, Tho mines are owned by
the I.nckawRiuiu railroad.
Triple Celebration Held,
Easton, Pa., Jan, 27. Archbishop
Ryan of Philadelphia .and other
prominent prelates o ftho Roman
Catholic church took part In a triple
celebration held by the parishioner
of St. Joseph's church In this clly.
The celebration commemorated tho
fiftieth anniversary of the church, tho
iwiinty-flfth annlveisnry of the oral'
nation of tho Rev. Joseph Regnery's
priesthood, an dthe fiftieth annlver-
ary of the latter's birth.
Vessel Ashore,
Liverpool, Jan,' 27, The vessel
ashore near Holyhead Is tho Herman
Lout Rothlldo Rubs, instead of nn
American liner, as at first reported.
All were savrd. The vessel Is u tntal
wreck.
NO SENATOR IN WASHINGTON.
The Conclusion of the Tenth Ballot
Shows No Change In the Situation
Olympln, Jan. 27, There Js no
change In 'the senatorial sltuatlji.,
nnd pone anticipated before Saturday
rextThe tenth ballot waa taken to
day, on which fpur monbers paired.
Bank Dynamited.
Waterloo, Neb Jan. 27. The hank
here was dynamited early this morn
ing. The robbers took 13600 and es
caped. A posse Is now lit pursuit
with bloodhounds.
Pettus Without Opposition,
Montgorrory, Ala., Jan, 27. United
States Senator K. W. PeMui? wan
iinaplriouly relief ted today liy he
legislature of sn)mmn.
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